Diffusion-weighted MRI of middle cerebral artery stroke in a newborn

Diffusion-weighted MRI of the brain is becoming clinically available as a tool to investigate cerebral ischaemia. We report a newborn girl presenting with seizures in whom diffusion-weighted MRI showed a large hyperintensity in the area perfused by the left middle cerebral artery. Short-term neurolo...

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Published in:Pediatric radiology 2001-05, Vol.31 (5), p.374-376
Main Authors: LÖVBLAD, Karl-Olof, RUOSS, Kerstin, GUZMAN, Raphael, SCHROTH, Gerhard, FUSCH, Christoph
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery - diagnosis
Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery - pathology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Medical sciences
Neurology
Vascular diseases and vascular malformations of the nervous system
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Summary:Diffusion-weighted MRI of the brain is becoming clinically available as a tool to investigate cerebral ischaemia. We report a newborn girl presenting with seizures in whom diffusion-weighted MRI showed a large hyperintensity in the area perfused by the left middle cerebral artery. Short-term neurological follow-up before discharge was uneventful and the patient was discharged without sequelae. On follow-up clinical examination, right-sided spastic signs were noted which disappeared with time.
ISSN:0301-0449
1432-1998
DOI:10.1007/s002470100442